Head of a Kouros
575–550 B.C.
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGypsum
DimensionsHeight: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number88.730
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).
about 575–550 B.C.
about 575–550 B.C.
before 6th century B.C.
305–30 B.C.
1349–1336 B.C.
2350–2194 B.C.
705–681 B.C.
705–681 B.C.
883–859 B.C.
704–681 B.C.